How to Slow Down and Be More Productive
26mBeginner2020-01-13
Authors

Dave Crenshaw
Author and Leadership Coach specializing in productive leadership
Course details
The pace of life is constantly increasing, yet rather than improving our productivity, this increased speed often creates stress and causes us to make mistakes. Author Dave Crenshaw explores a handful of tactics designed to help you regain control of the pace of your work and life, allowing you to slow down and get more done. Dave offers the idea that operating at a more reasonable rate can make us more productive, relaxed, and creative.
Topics include:
- Determine how much of your calendar should be blocked out for breathing room.
- Explain the best way to respond when someone pressures you for a quick decision.
- Recall appropriate questions that can help establish expectations and deadlines.
- Identify the guideline that will help make the most of paused moments.
Topics include:
- Determine how much of your calendar should be blocked out for breathing room.
- Explain the best way to respond when someone pressures you for a quick decision.
- Recall appropriate questions that can help establish expectations and deadlines.
- Identify the guideline that will help make the most of paused moments.
Skills covered
Time ManagementPersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Slowing down in a fast world
1. How to Slow Down
- 02 - Why do we need to slow down
- 03 - What is the missing minute
- 04 - Find breathing room in your schedule
- 05 - Work with more patience
- 06 - Create a cooldown to review work
- 07 - Ask others for permission to pause
- 08 - Be responsive in an interruptive world
- 09 - Manage the expectations of others
- 10 - Stay creative while slowing down
- 11 - Hands-on with the missing minute
Conclusion
- 12 - Continuing the productive journey